Senior Planner - Mining Projects (Perth, Hybrid)

Wood; Western Australia; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gym access

Flexible working

Career development

Global project exposure

Diversity & Inclusion

Competitive remuneration

Job summary

Wood is seeking an experienced Lead Planner in Perth to lead all project planning and scheduling across the project lifecycle, reporting to the Project Controls Manager. The role supports studies, FEED through execution, commissioning and handover within the Minerals and Metals sector.

Hybrid or remote work is supported as part of Wood APAC’s flexible working approach. You will guide planners, develop master schedules, and ensure schedule integrity and risk management across multiple projects in

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in project planning and scheduling within mining, minerals processing, or energy sector.
• Demonstrated experience leading planning functions on medium to large-scale capital projects.
• Advanced Primavera P6 capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate all project planning and scheduling activities across assigned projects.
• Provide leadership, mentoring and technical guidance to planners within the project team.
• Develop, maintain and control integrated project schedules throughout all project phases.
• Consolidate contractor, subcontractor and vendor schedules into the master project schedule.
• Establish and maintain project planning procedures, standards and reporting frameworks.
• Conduct schedule quality reviews and schedule health assessments.
• Perform schedule forecasting, trend analysis and what-if scenario modelling.
• Develop mitigation and recovery schedules.
• Develop and maintain progress measurement systems and earned value reporting.
• Facilitate schedule risk workshops and support schedule risk analysis.
• Present schedule status, forecasts and recovery strategies to clients and senior leadership.
• Work closely with cost control, risk management and project management teams to provide integrated project controls reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Scheduling

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Forecasting

What-if analysis

Primavera P6

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Wood is seeking an experienced Lead Planner in Perth to lead all project planning and scheduling across the project lifecycle, reporting to the Project Controls Manager. The role supports studies, FEED through execution, commissioning and handover within the Minerals and Metals sector.

Hybrid or remote work is supported as part of Wood APAC’s flexible working approach. You will guide planners, develop master schedules, and ensure schedule integrity and risk management across multiple projects in